How many, and what type of, solutions does 6x^2−2x+7=0 have? 2 nonreal solutions1 rational solution2 rational solutions2 irrational solutions

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asked Jan 26, 2018 84.6k views

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Thorsten Dittmar · Answer 1 · 2018-01-30T16:11:22+0000

You can use the discriminant to solve this problem.

b^(2) -4ac

where a=6, b=-2, c=7
Plug it in

(-2)^(2) -4(6)(7)

4-168=-164

Since it is negative there are no real solutions.